Cigarette-machine.



A. DU BRUL.

CIGARETTE MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 17. 1913'.

Patented Aug. 21, 1917.

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A. u BRUL.

CIGARETTE MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED DEC.1-7, 1913.

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JYwen/bor Albert DuBrul A DU BRUL.

CIGARETTE MACHINE.

APPHCATION FILED DEC. I7. 1913.

Patented Aug. 21, 1917.

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%Hnoo% Albert DuBrul A. DU BRUL.-

CIGARETTE MACHINE.

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ALBEn'rDuBRuL, or route THOMAS, KENTUCKY, AssIGNORToTHEi/IILLEB, DUBison AND PETERS MANUFACTURING 00., OF CINCINNATI, OHIO; A CORPORATIONOHIO Specification of Letters Patent.

CIGARETTE-MACHINE.

Patented Aug. 21,1917.

Application filed December 17, 1913. Serial 310,307,256.

Be it known that I, ALBERT Du BRUL, a

citizenofthe United States, residing at Fort Thomas, in the county ofCampbell and State of Kentucky, have invented certa n new and usefulImprovements in Cigarette- Machines, of which the followingis aspecification.

. This invention relates to lmprovements in cigarette machines,particularly in high speed machines of the continuous rod type.

In the operation of high speed cigarette machines ofthe continuousrodtype, it is well known that there is a considerable irregularity in thedistribution orshowering ofthe tobacco that forms the filler, and thatmachines do not work with equal regularity on all occasions. This is dueto a variety of causes affecting the condition of the t0 bacco as it isgiven tothe machine operator to be worked up. Some tobaccos are of heavybody, others are light. Some tobaccos are cut to a comparatively coarsefiber,

. others are cut comparatively fine. In some tobaccos the fiber is longand in othersshort. Some tobaccos must be worked comparatively damp,others comparatively dry. Besides, there is considerable. variation dueto atmospheric or meteorological conditions. All the above differencesin condition of the I tobacco make it necessary that the feedingapparatus of ahigh'speed cigarette machine be itself susceptible of suchadjustment, so that no matter what tobacco is used, and no matter inwhat condition it may come to the machine, the resulting rope or fillerwill be uniform in density throughout, and not too dense in some placesand too spongy in others. Unless the filler is uniform, much wast-eresults from throwing out the cigarettes that are either too denseor tooloose and consequently a relativelygreat direct loss is incurred.Besides the direct loss of labor and material there is the indirect lossof production caused by numerous stoppages to attempt to correct thedifliculties.

Furtherit has been found to be more -d.ifficultto. secure.merchantableregularity when making cigarettes of a small cross section.A given or deficiency in the quantity tobacco fed isproportionatelygreater in a small crosssection than it is in the larger sizes and istherefore morenoticeable and the proportion of rejections isconsequently higherl f p I j I One ofthe "objects of my inventionis toproduce a machine that is readily adjustable in various parts so as tobe able to feed to-y bacco to the density desired, regardless of thecondition of thetob accofso that the machine can be worked with equalfacility in making cigarettes of any size or shape, and with any tobaccoin any condition that may be pleasing tothe consumer. i

A further object of my invention is to provide positive driving meansfor such an adjustable feeder, so as to eliminate the possibility ofthemachine varying its feedlng once the proper adjustment is made.

Inoperating machines of this character,

it frequently happens that nails and other hard foreign bodies becomemixed with the tobacco. If such bodies are of a' size too large to passbetween the usual forming devices, such devices are seriously damagedwith a consequent cost for stoppage and repair of the machine.

j 'i further object of my invention is to provide forming means thatwillpermit the passage of such foreign substances" therethrough withoutdamage.

A further object of *myinvention is to improve the construction ofconveying means usually employed in such machines for conveyim theforming and wrapping device.

p, In operating machines of the character rmentioned, a common cause ofstoppage,

with a consequent loss of. production arises.

; the tobacco as from the feeding to from the fact that the paper sometimes breaks. It is well known that thepaper must be underproper tensionwhich varies with the character of the paper and the size of the reel.Machines of the character ole scribed are generally provided with apaper reel brake, whichwhcn the machine is 1n operation retards therevolut1on ofthe reel cient to prevent thereel from overrunn ng i Vhen 1-1 u1ning,this tension some times so as to maintain tension. on thepaper, sufiichanges, as when a lump of tobacco or some other substanceof abnormal size or density speed again with a jerl?when the slack isused up. Ifthe paper is of a very thin quality, or if at any point thatmay be sub: ject to such a jerk its strength should be impaired, thejerking so caused frequently breaks the paper, 7 I

Again, W e' c thc m h ne is toppe the paper is slacked by theoverrunning of I the reel, In starting up,the operator must be c refultack up his ee t t P operv tension, but this is frequently forgotten andthe consequence is that the paper breaks and more time is lost invstringing it through the wrapping tubebeforej starting again. Eventhough 'theoperator does back up his reel properly, it takeshim anappreciable length of time to do so, This difliculty is inherent in theordinary paper-reel brake as usuallyprovided on machines of thecharacter described, for if the brake is set tight enough to prevent thepaper from Overrun,- ning, it. creates an excessive drag on the paperwhen running, audits pressure is an added force to be overcome instarting, An.- other difliculty with the usual brake is its lack ofmeans for quickly and properly ad justing the braking pressure exertedaccordingto the characterof the paper, or other conditions that makesuch adjustment desirable. i

A further object of my invention is to provide a paper-reel brakecapable of sensitive adjustment according to the conditions of thepaper, and diameter of the reel, and

. further to provide an automatic tension device for the paper that willprevent breakages of paper dueto slack in the same.

vWVith these and other objects, not specifically mentioned, in view, theinvention consists'in, certain constructions, combinations, improvementsand parts whi h Will be hereinafter fully described and thenspecifically set forth in the claims hereunto ape pende In theaccompanying drawings which form a part of this specification andinwhich like characters of reference designate the same or like parts,

, Figurel is a side elevation of a continuous cigarette machineembodying my invention; v

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same; Fig.3 is. a detail side elevationof the automatic, feeder of the machine;

Fig, 4 is a top plan view of the automatic feeder;

Fig. 5 is a detail side elevation of the automatic feeder opposite tothat shown in Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail top plan view of the right hand portion ofFig. 1;

Fig. 7 is an enlarged detail view, and

Fig. 8 is a top view of the adjustable brake for the paper reel.

Fig. 9 is a section along line 9-9 F 3 and Fig. 10, a top plan view,partly in section, of the presser roll and its bearings.

The reference numeral 1 designates the frame of the machine, which maybe of any suitable construction, on which a main drive shaft 3 issuitably mounted, the driving pulley 2 being secured to said shaft. Abevel pinion on the shaft 3 drives the bevel. gear wheel 4, which inturn drives the shaft 5 to which are fastened the bevel gears 6 and 7.The driving gears 6 and 7, are secured, respectively, to the verticalshafts 8 and 9. 1O 11 are filler-forming disks secured to the verticalshafts 8 and 9 and are operated thereby.

12 is a pulley secured to the shaft 5, which drives a belt 13 over thepulley 1-1 running on a stud 5 Such a belt must necessarily be providedwith tension means.

In ordinary practice, the tension on the belt 13, which is frequently ofsteel, is such as to tend to strain the shaft 5 and the stud 5 towardeach other, causing frequent cutting and renewal of such parts. In myconstruction, I provide means between the two pulleys 12 and 14, wherebytension may be put on the belt 13 without straining on said shaft orstud. Such means may vary within wide limits without departing from myinvention.

The pulley l i is journaled on a stud 5 secured to a sliding block 14which block is suitably mounted in the frame 1.

To illustrate one form of such tension means, on the frame 1, I show aslide housing 15 in which are slidably mounted the arms 16 and 17, Thearms 16 and 17 are provided at each end, respectively, with abutmentrollers 18 which contact with the pulleys 12 and 14, as clearly shown inFig.

1. These arms 16 and 17 are adjustably secured together by means of theadjusting screw 19, by means of which the distance between the axis ofthe rollers 18 is reg ulated, the slidable mounting 14 of the pulley 14:permitting of adjustment, whereby the tension of the belt 13 on pulleys12 and 14 is regulated. By reason of the abutment rollers 18 and thesliding mounting of the pulley 14 said abutment rollers take andequalizethe pulling strain at the rims of the pulleys and thus relievethe shafts of the pulleys 12 and 14- from this strain. I not onlyregulate the belt tension but by this means, the strain on the shaft andstud pressure wheel runs very close to the belt normal 13 to compressthe tobacco and some times nails and other hard substances having becomemixed with the tobacco, pass under this wheel. Such substances areliable to break, bend or injure the driving connections of the wheelunless some provision is made to permit the wheel to rise.

To avoid damage to said wheel and other parts ofthe machine, I providemeans for permitting the wheel to rise, thus allowing such substances topass through. Such means may vary within wide limits with out departingfrom my invention, and as an illustration of one form of theinvention,Ishow the horizontal shaft of said pressure wheel 55 journaled in aneccentric 58, which is revoluble in a housing 59. This eccentric has aflattened top portion in the middle to which is fastened a bar lever 60having a spring 61 with a set screw 61 at one end and a set screw 62 atits other end.

Said. set screws 61 and .62 regulate the height above the steel belt atWhich the pressure wheel 55 normally operates, see

Figs. 6, 7 and 10.

If a nail or other hard foreignsubstance passes under the pressure wheel55, the pressurerevolves theeccentric 58 counterclockwise, see Fig. 7,tilting down the left end of lever 60, which overcomes the pressure ofspring 61 at one end of the lever 60, which revolving motion raises thepressure wheel, thereby eliminating all danger of damage to the drivingmechanism.

The filler-forming disks 10 and 11, which may or may not havetheir edgesgrooved, work sufficiently close together at their peripheries to formthe cigarette filler accord ing to the size desired- Therefore, if anail or other hard substances should happen, to pass between the disks,with the tobacco, the driving mech anism of the disks is liable to bedamaged.

To prevent such damage, I provide means permitting the spreading of oneor. both of these disks when such substances pass between, and returningthe disks to their position after the'passage of such substance. j

Such means may vary in construction within wide limits andmay apply toone or both disks without departing. from my invention. To illustrateone form OfthG nrv'eution, Ishow a single diskmounting similar to thatdescribed in connection with the mounting of the pressure wheel.

In operation with such mountings, I have foundthat'substances whichwould otherwise cause breakage pass both the pressure wheel and diskswithout causing damage.

In the illustration of the mounting for the disks, the housing is marked63, the eccentric 64;, the bar lever. 65, the spring 66 andthe set screw6%.

My improvement in machines of the class parting from my invention. Iillustrate one form ofsuch means showing a reel of paper 67, thereference numerals 68 and 69 indicating different positions of the webof paper, which will be hereinafter referred tofl70 is a pressure bar,suitably pivoted on the frame of the machine at 72; a weight 71 carriedby an arm 71*, is revolubly mounted on the pressure bar 70 at the pivoting point 72.

The free end of bar 70 is provided with a suitable shoe, as the convexmember 78 which bears directly on the paper reel 67 to maintain theproper tension on the paper reel when themachine is in operation andprevent the reel from unwinding.

The action of sucha brake is as follows:

As the reelis unwound, the pull exerted by the paper is graduallydiminished as the radial distance diminishes between the tangential lineof the paper and the center of the reel.

The ordinary brake bears on the reel in such a manner that the pressureon the reel increases as the brake descends because the vertical pull ofgravity on the end of the brake bar is exerted at, an increasingly,greater horizontal distance from the fulcrum 72. But with my improvedbrake bar. as the weight 71 is raised, being also subjected to the sameincreasing pull of gravity, it thus counterbalances the increased pullon the brake shoe 73. Furthermore, by its revolubility around thefulcrum 72, an adjustment is provided that is very sensitive, and hasrange sufficiently wide for working any condition of paper.

For the purpose of taking up slack in the paper, my invention includes atension means mountedon and co acting with the braking means. This meansmay vary in construction within wide limits without departing frommyinvention. j

I illustrate one form of tensionmeans comprised in my inventionconsisting of a short lever 74, pivoted at 74L to the bar 70 and havinga convex, portion which bears on the paper and follows the sag of thepaper to whatever position it may take, as indicated by'the numerals(Sea-11d 75. When the tension increases, this lever 74: takes'up theslack of the paper. Even when the machin s Sta t d p Wi h th Pet y a lsh lever itptev dee a n i n en h pap r an allo s t t r ing of the ewithout a jerk. It thus avoids the breaking of the paper either onstarting the machine rvhi r nn ng :zl ma h nes et' he ara d c bed, it isnecessary to drive the feeder as a whole at different speeds in Qrder todeliver different quantities of tobacco on to the conveyer belt 13,according to the size of cigarette that'is to be produced. This isgenerally. accomplished by using a speedhe eine dev c use-ally ne tihset en p el telv spo ehee wi h a i t me diate driving belt whereby theSpeed of the e e t e e a ied With efe ence o h speed at he. mai e ft-But in r eet e I ha e ehhd t h e of such cones does not produce a feedof sufficient regularity, particularly when making cigar tte f ma l diamers W er the greatest possible regularity offeed is requi ed The inh r dieel y in e tone and belt speed changing device lies in the fact thatsuch a belt. cannot pull its load on the center line, especially in amachine where the length of the belt is naturally restricted. As aresult the pull transmitted from opposite edges of such a belt. Again,as the pull comparatively heavy such belts have a tend ncy te eth teh ngtheedge a d hey oo be om a y, e. the the ne of pull runs'from Q1 1 sideto the other without possibility of being kept constantly in any on l nha ev te nd tha hi re lt in an erpr eieh irr ge r ty 0t d s ess of alother caus -q V vFinding further that it is desirable, oncethe feeder isset for a certain sizeof cigar tte t a it be dri en a ehe ant pe tfollows that positive Ineans' should be em ployed to transmit power tothe feeder from the'm'a shaf se h o. ehmin t he abo e variations andirregularities,

St Pr i n us h mad for cheesing this speed when it isdesired to malgecigarettes-of different cross sections. Means for accomplishing thisresult may vary withnwitl li wi h t dep rting rom my n nt on, a fo h tane by us ng ep e e and clle he f difier t izes, o gea boxes, f a ious knd e i l t hehgeeble me ne- By e t et hs e garette ma hhie erhhedv isthe various fea res of my nvention as herein described, I have found hatt ari e di eelti ab ve het d e avoi ed, and th re tant ee was all thatee ld be desir d- 1 Will now describe the automatic feeder and itsassociated parts as more clearly disclos d hFi s 3- e1. .d

In g;: 3,I l u trete s mp e e ehe'e e eseieet th tet tthe means ofdirect and positive transmission of power from the main shaft, to theautomatic feeder of a machine of the kind described.

On main shaft 3 is mounted gear 23which meshes with gear 24-. The gears24; and 25 are keyed together and mounted to revolve on the stud 4}),carried by arm 50 which is pivoted on the shaft 3, see Figs, 3 and 9,the upper end of said arm being adapted to swing in the elongatedarcuate slot 51, in the housing 5.1. to allow a change of the gear 25,of different sizes, to change the speed of the feeder to regulate theamount of tobacco fed on belt 13, according to the size of thecigarettes to be made. Stud 49 is held in place by nut 52.

Gear 25 drives gear which meshes with gear 27, carrying a bevel gear 28,the bevel gear 28 being more clearly shown in Fig. 2.

I The bevel gear 28 drives the bevel gear 29, which through shaft 29:drives the worm 30 and the bevel gear 31 Bevel gear 31 drives bevel gear31; which is secured to gear 31" meshes with apinion 34L on a studsecured to a quadrant 3a in driving engagement with a gear 35 secured tothe shaft 22 of the dressing roll 22 Fig. 5 the quadrant 34 is pivotedto swing on shaft 32 and is secured to frame by means of screws passingthrough slotted openings in the quadrant to provide an adjustment topinion 34; to different sizes of gear 35 to obtain different speedressing r 11 22- To secure a regular and uniform feed in machine e heeee d ib d, it is n sary as have found, to fill up the spaces between thepins on feed roll as evenly as possible. i o insure such filling,tampers of various kinds can be used without deparths i em m inven i n,-

1 lhiette e on meth d f t mrhis, s o ing a connecting rod 37 secured toa crank pin 36 attached to the gear wheel 26, the eth r htl .e the e hetihs re e s justahle and pivotally connected as with an arcuate slot tothe lever 38 which oscillates the "shaft 39, 4;, thereby oscillating thetampers 40 which are secured to said shaft 39, ta npers tamping thetobacco into the teeth of the feedin roll 21, any excess of hee e eing de ses e by th h' e s roll 22 as the feed roll'carries the tobacco tostripper roll 20.

In practice it is very difiicult to present tobacco to the feed rollwithout the tobacco developing a tendency to pack or mass The pins inthe roll as they work against the face of such a mass, tend to takeout'only thefibers. that lie in the path of the pins. If the fiberslying between the paths of the pins are not disturbed, they tend togradually packv up against'the smooth portions of the feed roll betweenthe pins. In time, as the pins reach comes irregular. The operator mustthen agitate, the mass of tobacco in the hopper and so loosen thebridged or packed portions of such mass. The irregularity of feedproduced by such packing results in loss of production of salablecigarettes as well as a loss of material and time.

Such tendency to packing or massing varies with different tobaccos, sothat it is I necessary to be able to control the presentation ofthetobacco to the feed roll.

After much experiment I have found that v avoided. Means forintermittently operating the belt may vary within wide limits Withoutdeparting from my invention. As

, an illustration of my invention, I show a feedbelt 41 mounted in thehopper A on rollers 41, a ratchet 42 is fastened to the roller shaft42*. Thejpawl 43 ismounted on a lever 44, which is attached toconnecting rod 45, taking motion from the gear 33.

' By experiment, I have further proved that in machines of the classdescribed, the feed can be better regulated Jifthepresentation of thetobacco to the feed roller iscontrollable accordingto the condition ofdifierent tobaccos.

Means of control for presenting means may vary widely without departingfrom my invention. One simple and effective means is illustrated in Fig.5 in connection with the intermittent feed belt. A yoke 48 is secured tothe gear 33, and is provided with a slot 47 in which the connecting rod45 is pivotallyand adjustably mounted to adjust the stroke of the pawl43 and ratchet 42to vary the intermittent forward motion of the belt 41,which carries the tobacco forward to the feed roll 21.

The tobaccofrom the hopper A is stripped from the feed roll 21 by thestripper roll 20 into the channelbti on to belt 13 which carries itunderthe pressure wheel .55, which compresses the tobacco on the belt 13,after which it is gathered by the disks 10 and 11 which form the filler.for the filling of the cigarettes. U t

h After the filler is formed, it meets the strip of wrapping paper atthe mouth of the wrapping tube T, which wraps the paper around thefiller andin which the edges of the'pa-per' are joined together to forma continuous cigarette rod, said rod b'ein-gafterward cutto lengths toform the cigarettes.

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1. In a clgarette machine, the combinat on of a feeder, deliver ngtobacco 111 loose form, a

so that none of these parts require detailed h description in thisspecification. comparatlvely few of the fibers, the feed befeed beltreceiving tobacco fromsaid feeder,

a disk and its coacting member acting upon the body of tobacco to formit laterally as it is presented by said feed belt, a presserwheelcoacting with thebeltto reduce the body of tobacco perpendicularly'tosaid lateral forming, immediately before it reaches sald disk, means forposit vely'drivmg said presserwheel, and means for holdingsaidpresser-wheel in pressing position, adapted to yield over an abnormal ornon-yielding body passing beneath the presser-wheeL 2. In a cigarettemachine, the combination of a feeder, dellverlng tobacco in loose form,a feed belt receivlng tobacco from sald feeder, 'a disk and its coactingmember act-.

ing upon the body of tobacco to form it laterally as it ispresented bysaid feed belt, a Presser-wheel coacting with thebelt 'toreduce the bodyof tobacco perpendicularly to said lateral forming, immediately beforeit.

reaches said disk, means for positively driving said presser-wheel, andmeans for holding said presser-wheel in pressing position, adapted toyield over an abnormal or nonyielding body passing beneath thepresserwheel; said last-named means comprlsing a spring-pressed lever inwhich the wheel has 3. In a cigarette machine, the combination of afeeder, delivering tobacco in loose form,

said lateral forming, immediatelybefore it reaches said disk, means forpositively driving said presser-wheel, and means for holding saidpresser-wheel in pressing position,

adapted to yield over an abnormal or nonyielding body passing beneaththe presserwheel said last-named means comprising a spring-pressed leverin which the wheel has bearing, and a stop adjustable at'will forpresser-wheel toward the feed belt;

4. In a cigarette machine, the combination of a feeder, deliveringtobacco in looseform,

feeder, a disk and its coacting member acting upon the body of tobaccoto formit laterally as it ispresented by said feed belt, a presser-wheelcoacting with the belt to rea feed belt receiving tobacco from saideta-revolving feed rollr adapted-t0, pick tothe body ofj tobaccoperpendicnlarly to said lateral forming, immediately before it reachessaid disk, means for positively driving saidpressei wheel, and means"for'holdmg said presser-Wheel in pressing position,

adapted to yieldlover an abnormal o'rnonyleldi-ng body passing'beneaththepressen Wheel; said last-named means comprising a rotary memberinwhich said presser-Wheel has eccentric bearing, a spring impartingvrotat on to sa d rotary member, and a screw adjnstable at-Will'to limitsiiclr rotation.

51. a cigarette machine, the, combination of a feeder, deliveri gtobacco inlo'oseform, a feed belt. receiving tobacco from said feeder, adisk a nd" its coa'cting Inemberacting iipon thebody' oftobacc'o to formit laterally as it is presented-by said- :f'e'ed belt,

a presser-Wheel coacting'with thebelt to reduce the'body of; tobaccoperpendicnlarlyto said lateral forming, immediately. before it reachessaid disk, means for positively driving said presser-Wheel, and meansfor holding said,presservwlieel in pressing position, adaptedto yieldover an abnormal or'nonyielding ,body passing; beneath the press'er-Wheel;- said feed belt having a fiat, tobaccosupporting .snrfa'ce, andsaid 'press'er-jwlieel haying a' plain cylindrical surface throng-11,Wl-iicli; it coacts with saidbfelta 6. In a cigarette mach ne, thecombination of tobacco feeder, a feed b'elt forwarding tobacco deliveredv therefrom, a vfiller forming; disk and its coacting member actinghorizontally upon the tobacco presented by the feedbelna shaft for saiddish, a leverbearingf forysaid, shaft, a spring" actuating saldlever-bearing tending to move-thebearin a direction to impartpressure'to'said disk, and means through which to {limit the movement ofsaid bearing under the. action of the spring I v I p 7 In a cigarettemachine, the combination with Wrapping means, and means conveyingtobacco, to said Wrapping means,=of .a' positive ly driven pressurewheel for vertically redncingthe body of tobacco on-theiconyeycingmeans, and a filler-iorming-disk and lts bacco froma' supply presentedtoit, a feed belt'adapted to present a supply of tobacco to saidfeed'roll, and means to moyesaid belt intermittently, toward said feedroll, W'hilegsa'id feed roll is revolving.

' 9.Ina:cigaretteniachine, the combination with a feed hopper, a feedroll, and a feed belt, of means to move said belt intermittently inonedirection while said feed roll is revolving andmeans' to vary themovement of said belt.

10. In" a cigarette machine, the combinationiiith a feed hopper, a feedroll, means for" t'am'ping tobacco on said feed roll, and

a feed belt, of means to movesaid belt interniittlentlyi 11. In acigarette"machine, tlie' combination With a feed hopper, a feed roll,tamping'means o-a ting with saidfeed roll and a feed'belt, of a pawl andratchet mechani's'ni' for intermittently movingsaid feed belt. I I

12. In a cigarette lnz'ichine the combinationwith a feed'hoppe'r', afeed roll, tamping' mean's co acting with" said feed roll and a feedbelt, of a-pawl and ratchet mechanism forinterinittently moving said'ieed belt and means'for varying the movement of said belt.

13. In a cigarette machine, the'colnbin ation with a feed hopper, a feedroll and a feed belt, of adjustable means vfor intermittently moving"said belt and means for tampingtobacco'on'the feed roll.

14. In a' cigarette machine, the combinationwith a mai shaft', a feedhopper, a'feed roll, means for tainping" tobaccoon said feed roll, adressing roll, and al' stripper roll, of? gearing means ti'anslnit'ting'motion from said'main shaft to said feed roll, dressing roll andstripper roll, an intermittently opera-ting fefedbelt, andmeans forvarying the movement of said belt. 15.' Ina cigarette machine,the'combin'ation with a main shaft, a feed hopper, a feed roll, adressing roll and a stripper roll, of earing' means for transmittingmotion from the mainshaft t'o'sa'id' fe'edl-oll, a dressing roll andastripping r'o'll, an intermittently o 'jerating feed belt and meansforvarying the travel of said belt.

' 16. In a cigarette machine, the combination-With a main shaft a feedhopper, a

.feed roll, meansio'r tamping tobacco on said'feedroll, a dressingrolla'nda stripper roll, of gearing means transmitting motion from saidmainshaft to saidfeed roll, dressingfro'll and stripper'rolll,

17. In a cigarettemachine, the con.1bination with the'niain' shaft, afeed hopper', a feed roll, a dressing'roll and a stripper roll, of afeed belt operating intermittently in i one direction'aiid in'ahorizontal plane while said feed roll is revolving, means transmittingmot on from said main shaft to said feed roll, dressingroll'and stripperroll and p to said intermittently operating feed belt.

tion with Wrapping means, pulleys and a belt mounted on said pulleys forconveying tobacco to said wrapping means, of rollers adjustably mountedbetween said pulleys and contactingwith the rims thereof and meanscontrolling the position of said rollers.

19. In a cigarette machine, the combination with wrapping means, pulleysand a belt mounted on said pulleys for conveying tobacco to saidwrapping means, of adjustable means mounted between and contacting withsaid pulleys to control the tension of said belt.

20. In a cigarette machine, the combination with wrapping means, pulleysand a belt mounted on said pulleys for conveying tobacco to saidwrapping means, of a laterally movable axis for one pulley, anadjustably mounted roller contacting with said pulley and meanscontrolling the position of said roller to regulate the tension of saidbelt.

21. In a cigarette machine the combination with Wrapping means, pulleysand a belt mounted on said pulleys for conveying tobacco to saidwrapping means, of slidably mounted adjustable means for spreading thepulleys apart by transmitting pressure from one pulley to the other.

22. In a cigarette machine the combination with positively drivenfiller-forming disks, of a traveling belt for conveying tobacco to saiddisks, a wheel operating above the belt in advance of said disks,gearing for continuously revolving said wheel and a spring actuatedlever car ying said wheel.

23. In a cigarette machine the combina tion with positively drivenfiller-forming disks, of a traveling belt for conveying tobacco to saiddisks, a gear driven wheel operating above said belt in advance of saiddisks, means includlng a lever for holding said wheel yieldinglydepressed toward said belt and means for manually adjusting the normalheight of said Wheel above said belt.

24. In a cigarette machine the combination with a traveling belt forconveying tobacco, of gear driven disks operating laterally upon thetobacco above said belt for forming a cigarette filler, means includinga lever mounting for holding one of said disks yieldingly in operativeposition and means for limiting the approach of the edges of said disks.

25. In a cigarette machine the combination with a traveling belt forconveying tobacco, of positively driven disks operating laterally uponthe tobacco above said belt for forming a cigarette filler, a springactuated lever forming an eccentric bearing for one of said disks andmeans for manually adjusting the spring pressure.

26. In a cigarette machine the combination with a traveling belt forconveying tobacco, of gear driven disks operating above said belt forforming a cigarette filler, a spring actuated lever carrying one of saiddisks, means for manually adjusting the spring pressure, andthe distancebetween the edges of said disks.

27. In a cigarette machine, the combination with wrapping means, ofmeans conveying tobacco to said wrapping means, said conveying meanscomprising a traveling belt, a positively driven pressure wheel, andmeans for holding said wheel yieldingly depressed toward said belt.

28. In a cigarette machine, the combination with a filler forming disk,and a shaft for said disk, of an eccentric bearing for said shaft, aspring actuated lever on said bearing tending to turn the bearing in adirection to impart pressure to said disk.

29. In a cigarette machine, the combination with a filler forming disk,and a shaft for said disk, of an eccentric bearing for said shaft, aspring actuated lever on said bearing tending to turn the bearing in adirection to impart pressure to said disk, and means for manuallyadjusting the spring pressure,

30. In a cigarette machine, the combination with wrapping means, andmeans conveying tobacco to said Wrapping means, of a positively drivenpressure wheel and a filler forming disk coacting with said conveyingmeans, a shaft for each of said wheels and said disk, an eccentricbearing for said shaft, a spring actuated lever for the bearing tendingto turn the bearing in a direction to impart pressure respectively tosaid wheel and said disk.

The foregoing specification signed at Cincinnati, Ohio, this thirteenthday of December, 1913.

ALBERT DU BRUL.

I11 presence of two witnesses:

HARRY VVI-IYRIOK, F. CHUDOBA.

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